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Today is January 30 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is: "Do you choose work that scares you?" College senior Parker Hall wrote to Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame stating “I can’t figure out what to do.” Rowe contradicted the “keep looking for the dream job” mantra and said: “Stop looking for the right career, and start looking for a job. Any job…And happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.” As Mary Tyler Moore said “Looking back on it, I realize that I have always chosen work that challenges me, because if I don’t go in to work a little scared, I don’t have any interest in it."
By Michael Edmondson, Ph.D.Today is January 30 and the Navigate the Chaos question to consider is: "Do you choose work that scares you?" College senior Parker Hall wrote to Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame stating “I can’t figure out what to do.” Rowe contradicted the “keep looking for the dream job” mantra and said: “Stop looking for the right career, and start looking for a job. Any job…And happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.” As Mary Tyler Moore said “Looking back on it, I realize that I have always chosen work that challenges me, because if I don’t go in to work a little scared, I don’t have any interest in it."